Hi, well, I have a request. If you're not comfortable with it, no problem. I thought of having the reader manipulate the relationship—well, the almost-relationship—between Harumi and Kuai Liang, based on Kuai Liang's final tower mode. When he meets Harumi, she helps him, they create the clan, etc. But in this case, the reader is angry with Harumi. She doesn't hate her, but she's angry that the love of her life, Kuai Liang, is interested in her. The reader has always been there for him, so why can't she be the one to do it? the reader wonders. She wants to make Harumi disappear from the face of the earth, but that would be low, and it wouldn't be easy. She has to gain Harumi's trust, which shouldn't be too complicated. So, she plans to separate them one way or another. In this case, she wants to become Harumi's friend, spend time with her, and manipulate every interaction between them. It wasn't that difficult to become Harumi's friend, and the Japanese girl tells her that she plans to ask Kuai Liang out on a date. The reader listens and advises her (trap) that Kuai Liang might like that. Hmmm, I'm thinking, I don't know, maybe Harumi could give him something he's allergic to. Hmmm, I don't know. Another idea is that Harumi wanted to give him a gift but gives him something else, something that offends Kuai Liang or makes him uncomfortable. Hmmm, figure it out! I like drama, but if you can't, don't worry, it's just an idea that popped into my head, hehe. To be exact, the reader should come out looking good and Harumi should look bad in Kuai Liang's eyes, and they should both end up on bad terms. It's the most peaceful thing I can think of. Honestly, I thought the reader could gain Harumi's trust and one day take advantage of the situation to get rid of Harumi and have a clear path with Kuai Liang, but I think that sounds a bit evil, well, very evil, as much as possible. Don't worry. (MK1)
you didn’t break them apart, you just stood in the right place, whispered the right things, and let their trust do the rest <3
= kuai liang x fem!reader
a/n : sorry i took so long to do this.. I've been in and out the hospital for the past four weeks but i managed to do a few of you guys request. i hope you like this hon!
you didn’t mean for it to feel like this. that’s what you keep telling yourself, like repetition might sand the guilt down into something smoother, easier to hold. because it wasn’t supposed to be you standing on the outside, watching him look at her like she was something warm, something safe. it was supposed to be you. it had always been you. you were there before the clan had a name, before the purpose settled into his bones, before harumi’s laughter started filling the quiet spaces you used to occupy. so when you see the way kuai liang’s eyes soften around her, it doesn’t feel like jealousy at first. it feels like something being taken. something that had already belonged to you. you don’t hate her. that would be simpler. hate is clean, sharp. this is heavier, tangled with something almost like admiration. she’s kind. she’s gentle in ways you never quite learned how to be. and maybe that’s exactly the problem. because kindness like hers makes it easy for people to choose her. makes it easy for him to choose her. so you decide, very quietly, that you won’t let that happen. not without a fight. not when you’ve already given so much of yourself to stand beside him.
it turns out, becoming her friend is almost embarrassingly easy. harumi welcomes you like she’s been waiting for you, like you’re not stepping into her life with an agenda tucked neatly behind your smile. she talks to you about everything, about the clan, about her hopes, about him. especially about him. you learn the way her voice softens when she says his name, how she tucks strands of hair behind her ear when she’s nervous, how she looks at you like you’re someone she can trust. and you play your part perfectly. you listen. you nod. you laugh when she does. you become someone safe in her eyes, someone who would never twist her words or guide her wrong. and when she finally tells you, cheeks warm and eyes bright, that she’s thinking about asking kuai liang out, you feel something sharp twist in your chest. but you don’t let it show. instead, you tilt your head, thoughtful, like you’re carefully considering her happiness. “he might like something bold,” you tell her, voice soft, encouraging. “something unexpected. he’s not the type to fall for something ordinary.” she lights up at that, like you’ve just handed her the answer she’s been searching for. and you almost laugh at how easy it is. how quickly trust turns into something you can mold.
you start small. you always do. subtle shifts, barely noticeable, the kind that feel like accidents if anyone ever looks too closely. harumi mentions wanting to bring him something as a gift, something meaningful, something that shows she understands him. you hum thoughtfully, pretending to think it through, while already knowing exactly where you’re going to lead her. “he respects strength,” you say slowly. “discipline. maybe something tied to that. something… symbolic.” you suggest an item you know will land wrong, something tied to a past he doesn’t like to revisit, something that feels more like a challenge than a gesture. harumi doesn’t know that. she just nods, trusting you, her excitement outweighing any doubt. and you help her prepare it, help her choose the exact wording, the exact moment. you’re there when she rehearses what she’ll say, when she worries it’s not enough, when she asks you if you think he’ll like it. every time, you reassure her. every time, you push her just a little further in the wrong direction. and when the day comes, you make sure you’re nearby, close enough to see the way it unfolds. kuai liang doesn’t react the way she expects. of course he doesn’t. confusion flickers across his face first, then something tighter, something uncomfortable. he doesn’t lash out, not in the way others might, but the distance is immediate. visible. and harumi, sweet, trusting harumi, doesn’t understand why.
it doesn’t end there. you’re not reckless enough to think one misstep will be enough to pull them apart completely. so you keep going, weaving yourself deeper into the space between them. when harumi comes to you, upset and unsure, you tilt the narrative just enough. “maybe he felt pressured,” you suggest gently. “you know how he is. maybe he doesn’t like being… cornered.” it’s not a lie, not entirely. just angled in a way that makes her second-guess herself. and when kuai liang, distant now, tries to make sense of what happened, you’re there too. calm, reasonable, reliable. you don’t speak badly of her outright. you don’t have to. you just let your words imply things. “she seemed really determined,” you say, like you’re trying to defend her. “maybe she misunderstood something.” it plants doubt. not anger, not yet, but something quieter. something that lingers. and you keep nudging, carefully, patiently, until their conversations feel strained, until misunderstandings stack on top of each other like fragile glass ready to crack. harumi starts trying too hard, overcorrecting in ways that only make things worse. kuai liang pulls back further, unsure, uncomfortable, unable to reconcile the version of her he thought he knew with the one standing in front of him now. and through it all, you remain steady. supportive. the one who listens without judgment.
by the time it finally breaks, it’s almost quiet. no dramatic confrontation, no shouting, just a conversation that ends with too much space between them and not enough trust left to bridge it. harumi looks hurt, confused, like something precious slipped through her fingers without her understanding how. kuai liang looks… tired. conflicted. like he’s trying to make peace with a disappointment he didn’t expect. and you stand there, just slightly to the side, untouched by the fallout. when harumi looks at you, searching for reassurance, you give her the same gentle expression you always have. when kuai liang glances your way, there’s something different in his gaze now. something steadier. something that leans, just a little, in your direction. and that twist in your chest from before? it eases. not completely. maybe it never will. because even now, even with everything falling exactly the way you wanted, there’s a part of you that knows what you did. knows how easily you stepped into her trust and turned it into something else. but you push that thought down, bury it beneath the quiet satisfaction settling in. you didn’t destroy her. you didn’t become something monstrous. you just… shifted things. guided them. and in the end, you’re the one still standing beside him. the one he turns to, even if he doesn’t fully realize why. and maybe that’s enough. maybe it has to be.